Man at City Council Meeting Makes Devastating Case Against Proposed Local Data Center

Man at City Council Meeting Makes Devastating Case Against Proposed Local Data Center

The growing anger over the AI industry’s obsession with building massive and resource-intensive data centers across the country is as palpable than ever. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center highlighted widespread public concern over the facilities’ environmental harms, effects on home energy costs, and the quality of life of nearby residents. These concerns do seem justified. Experts have found that data centers can spike local electricit…

Ravenna Planning Commission Hosts Meeting on Data Centers

The announcement was sudden, and at an awkward time.  3:00pm on a Friday, with very little advance notice.  Honestly, how many people do you think would attend?  When the topic of the meeting will impact the entire community for years to come…it was standing room only. The Planning Committee of the Ravenna City Council had to schedule this meeting hurriedly to address the possibility of a Data Center being built at the North Chestnut Commerce Ce…